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November 17, 2016

Trump Supporter Defends Muslim Registry, Citing Japanese-American Internment Camps
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On Wednesday, Carl Higbie, a spokesperson for the pro-Trump Great
America PAC, defended the proposed registry of Muslims by citing World
War II Japanese-American internment camps while speaking with Fox News's
Megyn Kelly.

Carl Higbie: "We did it during World War II with Japanese, which, you
know, call it what you will-"

Megyn Kelly: "Come on. You're not-"

Carl Higbie: "Maybe wrong, but-"

Megyn Kelly: "You're not proposing we go back to the days of internment
camps, I hope."

Carl Higbie: "No, no, no. I'm not proposing that at all, Megyn."

Megyn Kelly: "You know better than to suggest that."

Carl Higbie: "But what I am saying is that we need to protect America
first."

Megyn Kelly: "I mean, that's the kind of stuff that gets people scared,
Carl."

Carl Higbie: "Right, but it's-I'm just saying, there is precedent for
it. And I'm not saying I agree with it. But in this case, I absolutely
believe that a regional-based-"

Megyn Kelly: "You can't be citing Japanese internment camps as precedent
for anything the president-elect is going to do."

Carl Higbie: "Look, the president needs to protect America first. And if
that means having people that are not protected under our Constitution
have some sort of registry, so we can understand-until we can identify
the true threat and where it's coming from, I support it."

Topics:Donald Trump Arabs and Muslims in America

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